Shloka 25

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks

Devanagari script

ततो यज्ञश्च पुण्यं च देवर्षिपितृपूजने । आपो विद्या च ते सर्वे सर्वं सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

tato yajñaśca puṇyaṃ ca devarṣipitṛpūjane | āpo vidyā ca te sarve sarvaṃ satye pratiṣṭhitam

Translation

From Truth arise sacrifice and merit, expressed through the worship of the gods, sages, and ancestors. Waters and sacred knowledge too—all of these, and indeed everything—are established upon Truth.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb)

• यज्ञः: sacrifice
• यज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'merit/virtue'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवर्षिपितृपूजने: in the worship of gods, sages, and ancestors
• देवर्षिपितृपूजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ऋषि + पितृ + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'देवानां ऋषीणां पितॄणां च पूजने' (in the worship of gods, sages, and ancestors)

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pluralia tantum), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विद्या: knowledge
• विद्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of 'ते'

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सत्ये: in truth
• सत्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: is established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिष्ठित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु with प्रति-)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Oṃkāra as primal sound/knowledge; the verse links satya to vidyā and āpaḥ (purifying waters), resonating with Narmadā tīrtha culture around Oṃkāreśvara.

Significance: Positions worship (deva-ṛṣi-pitṛ-pūjā), waters, and knowledge as rooted in satya—guiding pilgrims to integrate ritual purity with ethical truth.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tato yajñaśca puṇyaṃ ca devarṣipitṛpūjane | āpo vidyā ca te sarve sarvaṃ satye pratiṣṭhitam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rishis
• Pitrs

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It declares satya (Truth) as the metaphysical ground of all dharmic life—ritual sacrifice, spiritual merit, purification (waters), and liberating knowledge—showing that without truthfulness, religious acts lose their inner power.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship is meant to be rooted in satya—purity of intention, truthful speech, and integrity—because Saguna Shiva accepts offerings not merely by formality but by the truth-aligned bhava (inner disposition) of the devotee.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice satya as a vrata (vow) alongside worship—truthful speech, honest conduct, and purity—then perform abhiṣeka with water and recite Shiva-mantras (such as the Panchakshara) so that ritual and knowledge remain firmly established in Truth.